And Israel's killing in 1992 of Abbas Musawi, Hizbullah's leader, opened the job to the charismatic Hassan Nasrallah.

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The impetus for this new strategy of offensive terrorism was the 1992 Israeli assassination of Sheik Abbas Musawi, a Hezbollah leader and close associate of Mugniyah.

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Nabil Musawi, spokesman for the Iraqi National Congress, the longtime opposition group, said the arrest of Aziz and other top officials would allay fears among Iraqis of a return to rule by the Baathists.

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